Return-envelop.



' PATBNTED J LY 31, 1906. I

0 T S 0 B T 8 .0 7 2 8 0 N RETURN ENVELOP. V

- APPLICATION FILED 115131, 1905.

u oentoz D. 1180x2029,

, m 61cm UNITED srATEs PATENT. OFFICE.

DUDLEY T. BOSTON, OF GARFIELD 'coUN'rnoKLAHoMA TERRITORY."

' RETURN-ENVELOP- no. s27,2oe.

envelop which can be sent back and forth a certain number of times andis designed par- I a ticularly for advertising purposes.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means foreffecting the result reference is to be had .tothe following descriptionand accompanying drawings, in which Fi re 1 is a ierspective viewshowing the enve 0 open. ig. 2 is a transverse sectlonal view s owingthe envelop closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is atransverse sectional view showing a modification.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the-followin descriptionand indicated in all the views 0 the drawings by the same referencecharacters.

, 2 the flap thereof. .35

The numeral 1 designates the envelop, and A series of address-slips 3are attached one u on the other to the face of the envelop by oldingtheir ends back- ,ward and securing them by glue or other suitable meansto the rear of the envelop, as seen at 4 in the drawings. It will thusbe seen that these address-slips 3 do not constitute .a partof. theenvelo proper, but are simply desi ed to receive-t e address.Break-lines -.5, w 'ch may take theformof a line of'perforations, asseen in the drawings, are provided at each end of the address-slips 3,so that they can be easily and quickly torn off after being used. Acorres onding series of sealing-slips 6 are secure other at one of theirends to thejupper portion of the flap 2, and said slips are constitutedbytabs or strips, as shown, projecting Specification of Letters Patent.Application and Hay 81,1906. Serial No. 263.111.

one upon the Patented July 31, 1906.

from the said flap 2. In use it is intended to fold the flap 2 andall'of the sealin -slips 6 except the top one within the enve op, thetop one being used to seal same. Abreak line' 7 is also provided in thesealing-slips to en-. able them to be easily torn off when. desired. Thenumber of times which this envelo be used depends upon the number of adresssli s and sealing-slips with which it is formed.

en this envelop is employed to'send matter which does not require to be,sealed, the flap may be secured by a spring-fastening, as

seenat8. s

In practice the address is written upon the outermost addressslip andthe envelop can sealed, as has been heretofore described, by

the outermost sealing-slip after the flap 2 andthe remainingsealing-slips have been folded within the envelop. The recipient simplytears off the addresssli and sealing-slip which have been used anrepeats the above 0 eration, which may continue until all of theaddress-slips and sealing-slips have been used. It will be observed thatby 'the employment of my device any envelop can be transformed into areturn-envelop. Having thus described he invention, what is claimed .asnew is 1. In combination with an envelop or analogous receptacle havinga closing-flap, of

.a series of sealing-tabs in book form attached at one end to oneanother and tothe said closin -flap near its juncture or line of foldwith t e body of the envelop, 3nd havin the other ends of the tabs loosean project-ed beyond the edge of the closing-flap and adapted to havethe outermost one attached to the envelop toseal and fasten the same,the re l I maining tabs being protected and covered by the part of theenvelop to which the outermost sealing-tab is attached.

2. In combination with an envelop or a ser1es of address-slipscoextensive with the length and breadth of the envelop and havinganalogous receptacle having a closing-flap, of

thelr end portions attachedto one another and to the respective endportions of the envelop, and having the intermediate portions of thesaid'slips loose and separated by breaklines from the attached endfigrtioriaand a elor g-ta s attac e responding number of-sea IOO at oneend to one another and to the said I the part of the envelop to whichthe outerclosin -fiap near its juncture or line of fold l mostsealing-tab is attached. [0 with t 1e body of the envelop, and havingthe 1 In testimony whereof I affix my signature other ends of the tabsloose and projected be- 5 in presence of two witnesses.

yond the edge of the closing-flap and adapt- I DUDLEY T. BOSTON. [L. s.]ed to have the outermost one attached to the Witnesses: envelop to sealand fasten the same, the re- MARY A. ELLIS,

maining tabs being protected and covered by M. O. ELLIS.

